As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

1. (1) "Ambulance service" means a person providing ground or air ambulance transport, licensed under 50-6-306, that:

   1. (a) is in-network with at least two insurers that together provide coverage for at least 25% of health insurance insureds in the state; or
   2. (b) accepts insurance, including copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles, as payment in full and does not offer memberships under Title 33, chapter 2, part 22.
2. (2) "Beneficiary" means a person entitled to insurance benefits.
3. (3) "Dentist" means a person practicing dentistry as provided in 37-4-101.
4. (4) "Insurance" means a contract through which a person, the insurer, undertakes to indemnify another, the insured, or pay or provide a determinable amount or benefit upon determinable contingencies.
5. (5) "Insurer" has the meaning of a health insurance issuer provided in 33-22-140.
6. (6) "Outpatient center for surgical services" means a facility registered as provided in 50-32-314.
7. (7) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, an organization, or other legal entity.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 532, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 469, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 86, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 502, L. 2007; amd. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 314, L. 2017.